Indoor gardening is tricky because you don't get as much sun (even in a very sunny room) and you don't have the masses of soil that you have outside. I have grown lettuce and many herbs inside with...

I am in alberta. We have negative humidity, too. Use the apple cider vinegar. Not every rinse, though. I dilute it 1 tbsp to 1 c water, and use that every 3rd wash. It really helps with the static....